[sunrico90]

THE DEVIL'S CIRCLE
BLACK WATER SWAMP, LAKE COUNTY.
There is a tale, told by old timers, of a twenty foot diameter circle called "the Devil's Circle" deep in the Black Water Swamp, in Lake County, near where the Wekiva River meets the St. John's river. Reportedly nothing grows inside this circle, it has always been totally barren of plant life and is extremely dry of moisture, even after heavy rains. Folklore has it, that objects placed inside the circle overnight will vanish.

[Rhett_Butler]

Oh, based on the thread title I thought this was a thread about the Zellwood Corn Festival.....

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Originally Posted by sunrico90

THE DEVIL'S CIRCLE
BLACK WATER SWAMP, LAKE COUNTY.
There is a tale, told by old timers, of a twenty foot diameter circle called "the Devil's Circle" deep in the Black Water Swamp, in Lake County, near where the Wekiva River meets the St. John's river. Reportedly nothing grows inside this circle, it has always been totally barren of plant life and is extremely dry of moisture, even after heavy rains. Folklore has it, that objects placed inside the circle overnight will vanish.

Sunrico...where is that exactly?
I LOVE stuff like that.....lol
Got more???

[sunrico90]

Originally Posted by VAFury

Oh, based on the thread title I thought this was a thread about the Zellwood Corn Festival.....

Can be, next festival May 25 & 26

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Originally Posted by sunrico90

Can be, next festival May 25 & 26

Wow...you always amaze me, on how quick you are responding....
Thank's for the map....have no sense of direction...lol

[sunrico90]

Originally Posted by MovingBack2PA

Sunrico...where is that exactly?
I LOVE stuff like that.....lol
Got more???

Check the following site: http://www.lakecountyfl.gov/visitors/ (broken link)

[Rhett_Butler]

Originally Posted by sunrico90

Can be, next festival May 25 & 26

Well I'll be darned..... That's just coincidental timing there... And I'm actually flying down this weekend to get my family and bring them up here. Doubt I can convince my wife to take the brief detour, but this is a cultural event of the highest order that cannot be missed!!!!

[sunrico90]

This curious lady has been the subject in several local articles about Spiritualism, but the story originates not from paranormal research, but from genealogical research. Almost everybody has heard about the famous psychics and mediums, of the past; such as Edgar Cayce, the Fox Sisters, and many others; there are great amazing people which have simply been lost in paranormal history. The story of Maggie Bell is one such gifted person. According to census records, Maggie was born sometime in the 1880s, in Ireland. However, she spent most of her life in the small town of Lake Monroe, Fla, not far from the St.John's River in Seminole County. Today, Interstate 4 crosses where the little town once stood, bringing fast moving tourists into the theme parks of congested Orlando. In its heyday, the little town had a "BIG SECRET," at least to all outsiders. That secret was the amazing abilities of a strange pipe smoking, gypsy-looking lady, who wore a red headrag, she was Maggie Bell. Every evening, after the sun went down, residents would gather at Maggie's big ol' house for a seance. It has been told by old timers, who attended those strange gatherings, that Maggie caused apparitions to appear, sounds to come from the walls, that she often spoke in the voices of the deceased, she could cause tables and chairs to waltz around the her parlor to the amazement of her audience. She allowed everyone present to examine these activities with close scrutiny. Yet no one could ever prove trickery, and they swore that Maggie was for real. For many years she served as a visiting medium at the spiritual town of Cassadaga, Fla., where she conducted automatic writings, making chalk float up and scribble spiritual messages on a blackboard. But Maggie's greatest claim to fame, is that she may have proved the existence of the Spirit World. Prior to her death in the 1920s, Maggie promised the residents of the little town that she would return after her death, in a way that each person would know that it was her spirit, and prove that life goes on. All of her friends that she had made this promise to were treated to a visit from Maggie's ghost within two years following her death. Maggie Bell may have missed going into the history books about the paranormal, but her spirit certainly lives on in the Secret kept by the folks of Lake Monroe, Florida.

[riveree]

How about the Bardin Booger?

The Skunk Ape or Bigfoot that's been seen in and around Bardin, just outside Palatka (NE FL).

I still need to get one of the "Bardin Booger" t-shirts!

[sunrico90]

Originally Posted by riveree

How about the Bardin Booger?

The Skunk Ape or Bigfoot that's been seen in and around Bardin, just outside Palatka (NE FL).

I still need to get one of the "Bardin Booger" t-shirts!

Check the following: http://www.floridaskunkape.com/